Ursula von der Leyen, pictured here with Bahrain’s Defence Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, has been criticised for not wearing a hijab during her tour of Saudi Arabia

Last week, German minister of Defence Ursula von-der-Leyer refused to wear a hijab while visiting Saudi Arabia.

Her decision not to wear a hijab during her meeting with the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud, was not met warmly by Saudi’s who took to Twitter to express their anger, the Express has reported.

One translated Tweet read: “The German Defence Minister: not wearing the hijab in Saudi was deliberate. This is an insult to Saudi Arabia.”

According to an Iranian newspaper, Von der Leyen said: “No woman in my delegation will be required to wear the abaya, as the right to choose one’s attire is the right shared by men and women equally.”

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